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Advanced Placement® AP® Biology AP Biology builds students' understanding of biology on both the micro and macro scales. After studying cell biology, students move on to understand how evolution drives the diversity and unity of life. Students will examine how living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information and how organisms utilize free energy. The equivalent of an introductory college-level biology course, AP Biology prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in science, health sciences, or engineering. The AP Biology course provides a learning experience focused on allowing students to develop their critical thinking skills and cognitive strategies. Frequent no- and low-stakes assessments allow students to measure their comprehension and improve their performance as they progress through each activity. Students regularly engage with primary sources, allowing them to practice the critical reading and analysis skills that they will need in order to pass the AP exam and succeed in a college biology course. Students perform hands-on labs that give them insight into the nature of science and help them understand biological concepts, as well as how evidence can be obtained to support those concepts. Students also complete several virtual lab studies in which they form hypotheses; collect, analyze, and manipulate data; and report their findings and conclusions. During both virtual and traditional lab investigations and research opportunities, students summarize their findings and analyze others' findings in summaries, using statistical and mathematical calculations when appropriate. Summative tests are offered at the end of each unit as well as at the end of each semester, and contain objective and constructed response items. Robust scaffolding, rigorous instruction, relevant material and regular active learning opportunities ensure that students can achieve mastery of the skills necessary to excel on the AP exam. This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP designation. *Advanced Placement® and AP® are registered trademarks and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse this product. Length: Two semesters UNIT 1: CELL BIOLOGY LESSON 1: CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Read: Cell Structure and Function Read about the many conserved core processes and features that are shared by all organisms. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Cell Structure and Function Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Cell Organelles Describe the specific structures and functions of various animal-cell and plant-cell organelles. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Cell Organelles Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: When Organelles Go Astray Predict how interactions between and malfunctions of organelles can impact cells and organisms. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 1 of 14 Quiz: When Organelles Go Astray Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Cell Structure and Function Explain conserved cellular processes, the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and how the structure of internal membranes and organelles contributes to cellular functions. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Explore: The World's Water Problems Analyze and evaluate scientific evidence, and then communicate this evidence to your peers and apply it to your own experiences. Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Scoring: 25 points LESSON 2: CELL MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Read: Cell Membrane Structure and Function Read about how organisms exchange matter with their environment in order to grow, reproduce, and maintain organization. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Cell Membrane Structure and Function Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Calculating Surface-Area-to-Volume Ratios Calculate the surface areas and volumes of cells with various shapes, and analyze how surface area-to-volume ratios affect cells. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Calculating Surface-Area-to-Volume Ratios Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Water's Amazing Properties Explain how the biological effects of hydrogen bonding result in polarity. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Water's Amazing Properties Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Cell Membrane Structure and Function Discuss how organisms exchange matter with the environment, explain how hydrogen bonding impacts biological systems, and use calculated surface area-to-volume ratios to predict which cell(s) might eliminate wastes or procure nutrients fastest by diffusion. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Lab: Osmosis, Diffusion, and the Effects on Transpiration Investigate how cells maintain dynamic homeostasis. Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 50 points Discuss: Osmosis, Diffusion, and the Effects on Transpiration Discuss your findings from the lab. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 15 points LESSON 3: CELL BIOLOGY WRAP-UP AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 2 of 14 Test (CS): Cell Biology Unit Test Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points Test (TS): Cell Biology Unit Test Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points UNIT 2: PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS AND THE IMPACT ON EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY LESSON 1: PROTEIN STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND SYNTHESIS Read: Protein Structure, Function, and Synthesis Read about the events of protein synthesis. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Protein Structure, Function, and Synthesis Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Modeling Protein Synthesis Describe models that show how genetic information is translated into polypeptides. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Modeling Protein Synthesis Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Mutations and the Rise of Antibiotic Resistance Explain how changes in the nucleotide sequence result in mutations. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Mutations and the Rise of Antibiotic Resistance Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Protein Structure, Function, and Synthesis Use models to predict changes in the subcomponents of a biological polymer and justify the way they affect the functionality of the molecule; discuss protein synthesis; and describe how mutations occur. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Explore: GFP: Lighting Up Life Analyze and evaluate scientific evidence, and then communicate this evidence to your peers and apply it to your own experiences. Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Scoring: 25 points LESSON 2: NATURAL SELECTION AND SPECIATION Read: Natural Selection and Speciation Read about natural selection as a major mechanism of evolution. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Natural Selection and Speciation Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Artificial Selection AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 3 of 14 Investigate natural selection as a major mechanism of evolution. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Artificial Selection Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Analyzing Patterns of Speciation Explain how microevolutionary change affects gene pools. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Analyzing Patterns of Speciation Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Natural Selection and Speciation Evaluate evidence to qualitatively and quantitatively investigate the role of natural selection in evolution; discuss the impact of microevolution on gene pools; and describe how natural selection impacts evolution. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Lab: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Investigate how mathematical models can be used to relate allele frequencies with evolutionary changes in populations of organisms. Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 50 points Discuss: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Analyze the data you collected and make predictions about allele frequencies and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the real world. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 15 points LESSON 3: PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, AND THE IMPACT ON EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY WRAP-UP Test (CS): Protein Structure and Function, and the Impact on Evolutionary Biology Unit Test Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points Test (TS): Protein Structure and Function, and the Impact on Evolutionary Biology Unit Test Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points UNIT 3: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION LESSON 1: EARTH'S HISTORY Read: Earth's History Read about how biological evolution is supported by scientific evidence from many disciplines, including mathematics. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Earth's History Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Analyzing the Evidence for Evolution Evaluate the different forms of evidence for evolution and determine which is most persuasive. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Analyzing the Evidence for Evolution AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 4 of 14 Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: The Early Earth Explain the major events in Earth's history. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: The Early Earth Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Earth's History Discuss how biological evolution is supported by scientific evidence, and explain the types of evidence and how they support the description of the major events in Earth's history. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Explore: The Last Universal Ancestor Analyze and evaluate scientific evidence, and then communicate this evidence to your peers and apply it to your own experiences. Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Scoring: 25 points LESSON 2: EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS Read: Evolutionary Relationships Read about how organisms share many conserved core processes and features that evolved over time. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Evolutionary Relationships Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Creating Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees Construct a cladogram by using evidence for evolution. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Creating Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Biotechnology and the Relatedness of Organisms Describe the function of restriction enzymes and how they can produce recombinant DNA molecules. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Biotechnology and the Relatedness of Organisms Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Evolutionary Relationships Discuss how DNA, morphological characteristics, and other evidence is used in the creation of cladographs and phylogenetic trees to describe evolutionary relationships. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Lab: Comparing DNA Sequences to Understand Evolutionary Relationships with BLAST Use cladograms and bioinformatics tools to ask questions and test your ability to apply concepts relating to genetics and evolution. Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 50 points AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 5 of 14 Discuss: Comparing DNA Sequences to Understand Evolutionary Relationships With BLAST Discuss and evaluate evidence provided by a data set in conjunction with a phylogenetic tree or a simple cladogram to determine evolutionary history and speciation. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 15 points LESSON 3: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION WRAP-UP Test (CS): A Historical Perspective on the Evidence for Evolution Unit Test Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points Test (TS): A Historical Perspective on the Evidence for Evolution Unit Test Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points UNIT 4: MECHANISMS OF INHERITANCE LESSON 1: CELL REPRODUCTION Read: Cell Reproduction Read about how genetic information is transmitted from one generation to the next through DNA or RNA. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Cell Reproduction Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Modeling DNA Replication Provide evidence as to whether a given sample of genetic material is DNA or protein. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Modeling DNA Replication Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Cell Cycle, Checkpoints, and Cancer Predict the effects of a malfunction in the cell cycle control system. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Cell Cycle, Checkpoints, and Cancer Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Cell Reproduction Connect concepts in and across domains to show that timing and coordination of specific events is necessary for normal development in an organism and that these events are regulated by multiple mechanisms. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Lab: Meiosis and Mitosis Use a graph or diagram to analyze situations or solve problems (quantitatively or qualitatively) that involve timing and coordination of events necessary for normal development in an organism. Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 50 points Discuss: Meiosis and Mitosis Discuss how the cell cycle provides a mechanism for passing on genetic information to offspring and how it is controlled by the cell cycle control system. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 15 points AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 6 of 14 LESSON 2: GENETICS AND GENE EXPRESSION Read: Genetics and Gene Expression Read about the many biological processes involved in growth, reproduction, and dynamic homeostasis that include temporal regulation and coordination. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Genetics and Gene Expression Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Probability Demonstrations and Punnett Squares Describe how Punnett squares can be used to predict genetic outcomes and how mathematical probabilities can replace the use of Punnett squares for geneticists. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Probability Demonstrations and Punnett Squares Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Pedigree Analysis of Human Genetic Disorders Predict how a change in a specific DNA or RNA sequence can result in changes in gene expression. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Pedigree Analysis of Human Genetic Disorders Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Genetics and Gene Expression Describe how models can be used to predict genetic outcomes. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Explore: Embryonic Stem Cells and Gene Expression Identify the factors necessary for cells to express genes at the appropriate times. Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Scoring: 25 points LESSON 3: MECHANISMS OF INHERITANCE WRAP-UP Test (CS): Unit Test Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points Test (TS): Unit Test Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points UNIT 5: AP BIOLOGY SEMESTER 1 EXAM LESSON 1: AP BIOLOGY SEMESTER 1 EXAM Exam: AP Biology Semester 1 Exam Take a computer-scored exam to demonstrate your mastery of concepts and skills covered in this semester. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 100 points Final Exam: AP Biology Semester 1 Exam Take a teacher-scored exam to demonstrate your mastery of concepts and skills covered in this semester. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 100 points AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 7 of 14 UNIT 6: HOMEOSTASIS LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO METABOLISM AND HOMEOSTASIS Read: Introduction to Metabolism and Homeostasis Read about how all living systems require constant input of free energy. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Introduction to Metabolism and Homeostasis Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Understanding Endothermy and Ectothermy Distinguish between endotherms and ectotherms. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Understanding Endothermy and Ectothermy Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Detection of Enzyme Activity Levels Explain activation energy and how enzymes impact the energy requirements of reactions. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Detection of Enzyme Activity Levels Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Introduction to Metabolism and Homeostasis Predict properties of substances based on their chemical formulas, and provide explanations of their properties based on particle views. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Lab: Understanding Enzymes Determine which factors can change the rate of an enzyme reaction. Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 50 points Discuss: Understanding Enzymes Make and discuss some generalizations about enzymes by studying just one enzyme in particular. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 15 points LESSON 2: ADAPTATIONS, BEHAVIOR, AND LEARNING Read: Adaptations, Behavior, and Learning Read about how natural selection acts on phenotypic variations in populations. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Adaptations, Behavior, and Learning Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Graphing and Understanding Relationships Apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for ideal gases. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Graphing and Understanding Relationships Use representations and models to analyze situations qualitatively and quantitatively. AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 8 of 14 Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Maintaining Homeostasis OUTLINE HAS CHANGED. NEED NEW DESCRIPTION. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Maintaining Homeostasis Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Adaptations, Behavior, and Learning Evaluate data that show the effect(s) of changes in concentrations of key molecules on negative feedback mechanisms. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Explore: Thermoregulation in Turtle Embryos Analyze and evaluate scientific evidence, and then communicate this evidence to your peers and apply it to your own experiences. Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Scoring: 25 points LESSON 3: HOMEOSTASIS WRAP-UP Test (CS): Homeostasis Unit Test Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points Test (TS): Homeostasis Unit Test Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points UNIT 7: CELLULAR ENERGETICS LESSON 1: UNDERSTANDING PHOTOSYNTHESIS Read: Understanding Photosynthesis Read about how all organisms require constant energy input to maintain organization, to grow, and to reproduce. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Understanding Photosynthesis Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Historical Perspectives on Photosynthesis Describe experiments in the history of the understanding of photosynthesis. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Historical Perspectives on Photosynthesis Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Inhibitors of Photosynthesis Explain how chemosynthetic organisms capture free energy. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Inhibitors of Photosynthesis Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Understanding Photosynthesis AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 9 of 14 Explain how biological systems use free energy, based on empirical data that all organisms require constant energy input to maintain organization, to grow, and to reproduce. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Explore: Photosynthesis Over the Last 100 Years Analyze and evaluate scientific evidence, and then communicate this evidence to your peers and apply it to your own experiences. Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Scoring: 25 points LESSON 2: UNDERSTANDING CELLULAR RESPIRATION Read: Understanding Cellular Respiration Read about the stages of cellular respiration. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Understanding Cellular Respiration Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Products of Glucose Metabolism Determine the net yield of ATP from the oxidation of glucose during the different stages of glycolysis and cellular respiration. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Products of Glucose Metabolism Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Carbon Transfer Through Snails and Elodea Compare rates of carbon transfer in different organisms. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Carbon Transfer Through Snails and Elodea Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Understanding Cellular Respiration Explain changes in reaction rates arising from the use of acid-base catalysts, surface catalysts, or enzyme catalysts, including selecting appropriate mechanisms with or without the catalyst present. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Lab: Cellular Energetics Labs: Photosynthesis (Part A) and Cellular Respiration (Part B) Connect and apply concepts, including the relationship between cell structure and function (mitochondria); strategies for capture, storage, and use of free energy; diffusion of gases across cell membranes; and the physical laws pertaining to the properties and behaviors of gases. Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 50 points Discuss: Cellular Energetics Labs: Photosynthesis (Part A) and Cellular Respiration (Part B) Discussion Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 15 points LESSON 3: CELLULAR ENERGETICS WRAP-UP Test (CS): Cellular Energetics Unit Test Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points Test (TS): Cellular Energetics Unit Test AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 10 of 14 Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points UNIT 8: CELL COMMUNICATION AND BODY SYSTEMS LESSON 1: INTEGRATING CELL COMMUNICATION AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM Read: Cell Communication Read about nonspecific and specific immune defenses in plants and animals. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Cell Communication Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Signal Transduction Pathways Identify how a signaling molecule binds to a receptor protein, causing it to change shape. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Signal Transduction Pathways Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Graphing the Effectiveness of Vaccines Create representations or models to describe nonspecific immune defenses in plants and animals. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Graphing the Effectiveness of Vaccines Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Integrating Cell Communication and the Immune System Create representations and models to describe immune responses. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Lab: Bacterial Transformation Use Le Châtelier's principle to design a set of conditions that will optimize a desired outcome, such as product yield. Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 50 points Discuss: Bacterial Transformation Discuss the findings of the Bacterial Transformation lab. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 15 points LESSON 2: CELL SIGNALING IN THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS Read: Cell Signaling in the Nervous and Endocrine Systems Read about how nervous systems detect external and internal signals. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Cell Signaling in the Nervous and Endocrine Systems Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: How Neurons Fire Compare interneurons, sensory neurons, and motor neurons. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: How Neurons Fire AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 11 of 14 Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Remarkable Sensory Capabilities Describe the structure and function of the five types of receptors. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Remarkable Sensory Capabilities Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Cell Signaling in the Nervous and Endocrine Systems Predict the solubility of a salt, or rank the solubility of salts, given the relevant Ksp values. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Explore: Encounters with a Deadly Flatworm Analyze and evaluate scientific evidence, and then communicate this evidence to your peers and apply it to your own experiences. Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Scoring: 25 points LESSON 3: CELL COMMUNICATION AND BODY SYSTEMS WRAP-UP Test (CS): Cell Communication and Body Systems Unit Test Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points Test (TS): Cell Communication and Body Systems Unit Test Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points UNIT 9: ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES LESSON 1: ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT Read: Organisms and Populations in Their Environment Read about how changes in the availability of free energy can result in changes in population size. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Organisms and Populations in Their Environment Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Food Chains and Webs Explain the flow of energy through ecosystems. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Food Chains and Webs Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Carrying Capacity Define carrying capacity and explain how it affects the increase in size of a population. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Carrying Capacity Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 12 of 14 Practice: Organisms and Populations in Their Environment Predict how changes in the availability of free energy affects organisms, populations, and ecosystems. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Lab: Energy Dynamics Conduct an experiment to investigate a question about energy capture and flow in an ecosystem. Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 50 points Discuss: Energy Dynamics Discuss the findings of the Energy Dynamics lab. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 15 points LESSON 2: ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES Read: Ecological Communities Read about how the availability of energy affects organisms, populations, and ecosystems. Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Ecological Communities Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 25 mins Scoring: 30 points Study: Mathematical Effects of Population Interactions Illustrate and investigate population interactions within and environmental impacts on a community. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Mathematical Effects of Population Interactions Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Invasive Species Explain how invasive species circumvent the natural predator-prey cycle in an ecosystem. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Invasive Species Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 20 points Practice: Ecological Communities Predict how changes in the availability of free energy affects organisms, populations, and ecosystems. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 25 points Explore: Tree Rings, Carbon Dioxide, and Climatic Change Analyze, evaluate, and critique scientific explanations by examining scientific evidence. Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Scoring: 25 points LESSON 3: ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES WRAP-UP Test (CS): Ecological Principles Unit Test Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points Test (TS): Ecological Principles Unit Test Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 points UNIT 10: AP BIOLOGY SEMESTER 2 EXAM AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 13 of 14 LESSON 1: AP BIOLOGY SEMESTER 2 EXAM Exam: AP Biology Semester 2 Exam Take a computer-scored exam to demonstrate your mastery of concepts and skills covered in this semester. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 100 points Final Exam: AP Biology Semester 2 Exam Take a teacher-scored exam to demonstrate your mastery of concepts and skills covered in this semester. Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 100 points AP Biology Copyright © 2017 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® and the Apex Learning logo are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 14 of 14